This section is from the book "The Book Of Woodcraft", by Ernest Thompson Seton. Also available from Amazon: The Book of Woodcraft.
The Degree of Scout Runner is conferred on those who take 9 of these tests:
*1. Can walk 1 mile in 11 minutes. (14 in L. L.) *2. " " 30 miles in 12 hours. (Not open to L. L).
3. Can run 100 yards in 13 seconds. (Not open to L).
4. " run 50 yards in 7 4/5 seconds (Not open to B. L.) *5. " " 1 mile in 5 1/3 minutes. (Not open to L. L.) *6. " swim 100 yards.
*7. " paddle a canoe 1 mile in 12 minutes. (15 in L. L.) 8. Know the Semaphore or Wigwag or Myer code and take as well as receive a message at the rate of at least 24 letters a minute. *9. Know 200 signs of the Sign Language. (100 in L. L.) 10. Know the 25 secret signs and blazes of the Indian code (15 in L. L.) *11. Have slept out 30 nights.
12. Know and can clearly discriminate the track of 25 of our common wild quadrupeds; also trail for a mile without snow, till near enough to photograph or bag it. (Snow allowed in L. L).
13. Must have carried a letter 3 times over a mile of enemy's country with at least 20 hostiles out against him, of his own class.
 
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